Starting a tech startup as a non-technical person | Ep 36 | Uncapped Notes
Coming from a non-technical background as a founder in tech can be daunting and feel like a disadvantage. But is it really a disadvantage? On this episode of Uncapped Notes, Eric and Janel discuss Eric’s sociology degree… as well as how founders with non-technical backgrounds can gain an edge when starting their startup by focusing on market validation to enable easier recruiting technical talent, and better fundraising.
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro - Eric has a sociology degree?!
0:40 - Getting started without a technical background
1:33 - StitchFix - validating the market
2:15 - Read Your Story - recruiting technical talent
3:15 - Importance of customer discovery and market validation
4:17 - Outro
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